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Newspaper
Greeley Daily Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1972
Page
15
UN Security Council members inch toward a pact to curb aircraft hijackings after a day of worldwide airline protests that slowed travel. A preliminary loss estimate tops 65 million dollars as talks continue with aviation groups and governments seeking a coordinated anti hijacking stance.
Agnes swept from Cuba into the Panhandle leaving homes demolished along U S 98 and areawide damage. Four people confirmed dead and numerous injuries. thousands displaced as power lines and highways were washed out. Flooding affected Pinellas and Brevard counties with tornadoes and mobile home damage across the Gulf coast. Strong winds caused hundreds of thousands in property losses and aided emergency crews, with asks for federal funds under consideration.
A one car crash on Interstate three miles east of Roggen killed Merle Weward Hires of West Burlington Iowa a 1964 auto. The High way Patrol said Hires died of massive head and neck injuries. His body was taken to Adamson Mortuary. The accident occurred about 42:30 a.m. Tuesday injuring two.
Weld County Red Cross fund for Rapid City Fire Department flood victims surpassed its goal of 1010 dollars and reached 2027.40 dollars, according to Betty Pickering executive secretary. The national Red Cross goal remains 3 million dollars.
The Air Transport Association reports passenger miles and international especially show growth in the first quarter of 1972. Officials note a 1.8 percent rise from the previous quarter as carriers expand services and seat availability to meet demand.
Informants in Beijing say China is easing up on aid to North Vietnam while Moscow pushes a broader international approach. Peking views smaller East European states as unable to contest U.S. power, and Hanoi ports remain open. Moscow counters that China seeks room to maneuver, despite U.S. mining actions against North Vietnam. In other notes, a city water-rate study for Kodak projects a 30 percent rise in average daily charges, with customer counts rising from 9,708 in 1985 to 12,790 projected this year.
The Water Board and City Council approve a plan to raise Kodak water use by five times at an estimated cost of 9.008 million dollars. It includes a 6.278 million expansion of the Lake Loveland Boyd Lake system to 100 million gallons daily, plus 2.32 million in other improvements. The report outlines financing via a 4.545 million bond issue, with the rest from cash on hand. Outstanding water bonds totaling 4.1 million as of last Dec 31 date back to 1908 1905 and 1894.
Partly cloudy tomorrow in Northeast Colorado with a slight chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms. Warmer on Wednesday with low 14 through 55 tonight. The article also analyzes a debt service plan for Eastman Kodak assets, proposing annual payments rising from 328 800 this year to about 950 700 in 1973, continuing near that level until 1977, funded by a 20 cent per gallon charge over 1972 to 1980. Revenue projections indicate a 70 percent increase in remaining customer revenue, with total system revenue rising from 778 009 in 1966 to 1 054 896 last year and projected to 1 291 000 under proposed rates.
A Greeley survey of secondary students this spring shows youth use drugs at younger ages. 22.5 percent under 18 have used marijuana. 11.1 percent other drugs. 45 percent drank alcohol. Task Force calls for community action and early prevention beginning junior high.
Airport Board members met Monday to discuss relieving congestion at a busy facility. Chairman Robert Anderson urged solutions to prevent pilots from treating it as a training airport, and the panel approved a two-year lease extension for Aviation’s use and ordered an ad hoc committee to review insurance increases and facility needs.
The Tribune informs subscribers that the newspaperboy is collecting payments. Subscribers should ask for the official Tribune receipt when paying.
County planners reject division of a 126 acre parcel at Slaley into multiple lots before a new law took effect. The dispute centers on subdividing into parcels of 95 acres or less, with a prior sale by Guill Moody and statements from officials in Weld County. The case tests how the old versus new law applies to a historic sale and planned parcels, involving Telep's office and county attorney.
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